Many believed last season was Jon Scheyer’s best shot at winning the big dance. The duo of Cooper Flagg and Kon Kneuppel — now sitting at No. 1 and No. 2 in the Rookie of the Year race — helped form one of the strongest Duke teams we’ve seen in years. Scheyer took Duke back to the Final Four for the first time since the 2021–22 season, but the wait for a championship in Durham, the first since 2015, continued. This year, though, with Cameron Boozer leading the charge, there’s a renewed sense of excitement around Duke once again.

When Cooper Flagg committed to Duke, everyone in the basketball world knew they were getting a guaranteed No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. And he absolutely lived up to the hype, averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists. He led Duke in all five major categ

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